Carneys Point, NJ : One man killed in a tractor-trailer and pickup truck crash on
Wednesday October 5 2016.
Carneys Point, New Jersey
Police have identified the man killed when a tractor-trailer overturned on top of his pickup truck Wednesday night.
Andrew Steinman, 30, of Newark, Delaware, died in the accident which took place around 6:13 p.m., according to New Jersey State Police Lt. Brian Polite.
The crash took place in the area where southbound traffic from Interstate 295 and the New Jersey Turnpike merge not far from the base of the Delaware Memorial Bridge.
Steinman was alone in his Nissan pickup at the time of the crash. The rear section of the tractor trailer landed on top of the front section of Steinman's vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said.
The driver of the tractor-trailer was identified by Polite as Heyward Wilson, 57, of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Wilson was also alone in his truck and was not injured, police said.
According to Chief Ted Stranahan of the Carneys Point Fire Department and Rescue Squad, which responded to the scene, the truck was carrying bundled recycled plastic.
A large crane was brought in to right the overturned tractor-trailer.
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Police ID man killed in I-295 crash